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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Cleo Smith: Man sentenced to 13 years in prison for abducting 4-year-old girl

WESTERN AUSTRALIAN POLICE FORCE/

A 37-year-old man has been sentenced to 13 years and six months in prison for abducting a four-year-old girl from her family’s tent at a remote Western Australian campsite.

Following an extensive search, Cleo was found alone in a house in the small town of Carnarvon, 18 days after she went missing in 2021.

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